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anakin_girl
Title: Founding Member & Retired FF CR
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Date Posted:
4/8/02 2:51pm
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RE: Sex Education in Our School System
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Teacher: "Now, boys and girls, what we have here is a very encyclopedic-looking drawing of the male anatomy. And to our right, a similar very encyclopedic-looking drawing of the female anatomy. When a naked man and a naked woman are locked in a loving embrace, sperm is released from the male to meet with the female's egg and form a zygote."
Students: "Damn. This sounds like fun. Hey, Charley, you want to check this out this weekend?"
Huh? Endorsement of sex? Giving kids ideas? Are you kidding me? ?:|
Sounds more like a turn-off than a turn-on.
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KaineDamo
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4/8/02 3:32pm
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Teachers in Britain can't mention homosexuals. They can't even tell a teenager being bullied for being a homosexual that its ok. Do they address homosexuals in schools in America?
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Ariana Lang
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4/8/02 3:34pm
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They did in mine. But I go to a private school, where they can basically teach us anything they want and the state can't do anything about it.
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SillyMystic
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Date Posted:
4/8/02 3:40pm
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My parents did teach me the basics beginning when I was eight. They, especially my dad, were always open to questions and encouraged us to learn about stuff. I did ask some questions, but as you can imagine, some of the stuff is kinda embarrasing for an adolescent. So I did my research in the dictionary and encylopedia as well as bookstores and libraries.
I do have to say that there were extreme and weird things that I didn't learn about till college. I never was exposed to those things in Highschool since I was homeschooled. I'm sure there are people who know more than me, but I'm also sure there are plenty of people who know less. I don't need to know every single way an act can be done right now. And if I do ever want or need to know, I can look it up 
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Date Posted:
4/13/02 9:06am
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RE: Sex Education in Our School System
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Firstly, up to $90 a month for the pill? Well, I'm glad I don't live there. Here in Australia, for me, the pill costs $3.80 for a four month supply! Granted that's because I'm entitled to concessions as a student (university), which the Government subsidises. Without that, I think it costs around $11 for the same amount, again because it is covered by the Government's medical insurance (which everyone is entitled to, I think). I'm not sure if it's the same, but the pill is only available on prescription here.
Anyway, back to the topic of Sex Ed. I had two semesters of sexual education while at high school. However, this was part of a general subject called "Human Relationships Education" where we also learned about communication, self-confidence, eating disorders, family issues like divorce and abuse etc. The first semester was in the first year of high school and the second was in the fourth. The second time around we also had weekly religious lessons, where religious perspectives on sex were taught (abstinence was advocated), as well as general religious studies.
HRE was one of the best classes in my view. We learnt about sex in a factual way, with reference to stds and contraception and sometimes we had a good laugh. But that all helped us not to feel embarrassed about it. Which I believe people shouldn't. But the class was not only about that, and we learnt some other very useful information that had nothing to do with sex.
One problem with the class though was that the males were greatly outnumbered. I felt sorry for them, but in the end, they learnt as much as the rest of us (perhaps a little more given there was a lot of talk about things from a female's perspective).
Sex education was also taught in biology, each and every year. But it did not focus on 'sex' but rather the physiological processes and in later years, stds.
While my parents (well, my mother anyway) explained the facts of life to me, it was no substitute for learning about these things and then discussing them with friends and informed adults. Having sex is far more dangerous than it used to be, people need the information to make informed decisions. Even if it just confirms their own beliefs that abstinence is the best policy.
EDIT: Condoms in schools. We didn't have them, handed out in class or in vending machines in toilets (which is sometimes seen here in public toilets). We were taught where we could get them (in shops or health clinics). And frankly, if Sexual Education is effective, students should want to obtain condoms if they may be having sex.
My apologies for ranting.
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Amidala-Leia
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4/13/02 9:43am
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Don't have to apologize for ranting imzadi. I think we've all done it at some point on these forums  I like the idea of the HRE class you talked about. I think American students could benefit from a class like that. I don't have to pay that much for the pill. I'm on it for medical reasons so insurance covers it $10 every 3 weeks. My university also gives students benefits, but only if a doc says it's necessary. Another question, should the cost be lowered for kids that want to be on the pill because they are having sex?
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Darkside_Spirit
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4/15/02 2:46pm
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Teachers in Britain can't mention homosexuals. They can't even tell a teenager being bullied for being a homosexual that its ok.
Though Clause 28 would be a devastating problem if enforced, in reality there's never been a single prosecution under the section, and there almost certainly never will. It should be removed in the interests of clarity and the absence of redundancy, but practically, it's not as big a problem as you might initially suppose.
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jayme_
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4/15/02 4:22pm
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I just had Sex Ed. in my Health Class (i'm in High School), and honestly, not many people listen. My teacher was also from a Catholic school and seemed to not knowing anything about teaching us. She tried to teach through stories and experiences she's had, which was utter hell. During the Sex Ed. period of the class, she shared disgusting, revolting stories with us that I can't even say here because I don't want to be banned. It wasn't till the end of the class that I told my Dad about them, he was going to call up the principle but it was the end of the class and I wouldn't have to deal with the stories anymore.
But anyways, I believe there should be Sex Education in school. It did help me understand sex and such much more. I also know a few peers who got something out of it too.
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Darth_SnowDog
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4/16/02 7:09am
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For the record:
I'm not Christian. I'm not the morality police. I don't believe music makes people commit suicide. I watched Robocop when I was 13, without parental supervision. I grew up watching anvils drop on cartoon characters. I saw my first porno mag when I was... maybe 6. I'm not opposed to masturbation (this is a fancy way of saying I jerked off a lot since the beginning of puberty). I had sex ed. I've seen many a porno movie. I've been to strip bars.
...and I remained a virgin until 26, and ended my virginity with the woman I knew I was going to marry...and we did get married after a two-year engagement.
Riddle me that, Batman.
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Ariana Lang
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4/16/02 7:23pm
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Riddle me this: What did that have to do with sex education in the school system??
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Darth_SnowDog
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4/16/02 7:27pm
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Point being... for those who think that sex education encourages sex... I'm proof that it alone does not.
If you are going to take the benefits of sex without accepting the responsibilities... that is no one's doing but your own.
Courts have already determined on the basis of empirical evidence that music does not spontaneously incite an otherwise normal individual to commit suicide. Nor does sex education spontaneously and consistently incite normal individuals towards having more sex, irresponsible sex or any sex they weren't thinking about having already.
If we blame sex education for creating sexual promiscuity, then we should also have every right to blame the Bible for creating people like David Koresh.
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KaineDamo
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Who the hell is David Koresh? By the way, i thought your post was a great argument. I think most people have watched violent movies at a young age, etc etc ect, yet turn out fine.
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David Koresh? Remember Waco, Texas? The Christian fundamentalist cult he started... amassing weapons, being a fanatical isolationist and nihilist... claiming himself to be the second coming of Christ?
If Bugs Bunny, Ozzy Osbourne and sex education can get blamed/sued for "influencing" people into doing bad things, the families of the victims at Waco (Not to mention the families of murdered abortion doctors, Native Americans, descendants of those murdered in the inquisitions, etc. etc. etc.) should be able to sue the Church (as primary publisher/distributor of the Bible) on the same grounds.
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Ariana Lang
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4/17/02 2:21pm
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God...
The Bible does not create people like David Koresh. If the Bible didn't exist, he would have found some other belief to go half-cocked psycho on. And if no religion existed, he STILL would have found something to go psycho on. This has nothing to do with religion -- this has to do with wanting power and using a way to get it. (And being completely crazy along the way)
And since when was Bugs Bunny blamed for anything? Because he dressed up as women sometimes? Well, so did Jack Lemon.
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speaking of dressing like a woman, i reccomend it to all the guys on halloween, the times i have done it i have gotten mad chicks
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